The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-04-30

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any road. aud anuexing thereto the
plat of the read; and all persons
through whose lands said road may be
laid out, not objecting to the road,
shall sign a consent in writing to be
endorsed on said reportin thepresence
| of the jury of freeholders, consent,
ing to the location Of the road as
| laid out and accepting the amount
Of damages allowed them ia salts
faction for the appropriation Of the
right OF way; any person refusing
to sign such consent shall be re.
ported in said report with the
reasons, if any, which he may give for
refusing consent; and return the same
within the time specified, to the
clerk Of the Police Jury, at the next
meeting thereafter, for their adoption
! or rejection, when deemed necessary
by the Police Jury.
WHAT ARE PUBLIC ROADS.
SEC 4. BE it ordained, etc.. That
all roads so laid out aud adopted
by the Police Jury, shall net be
closed, ohstructed o" changed with
out the consent and approval of the
Police Jury. That all damages as,
sessed by jury Of ireeholdcrs to
any individual through whose land
the said road may rur, shall be
deemed q parish charge and paid
out Of the funds thereof, on the
usual warrant; provided, however,
that nothing III this Or the preceding
article shall be so construed as to
give right to any individual to
claim damages for the laying ont OF
! a road along the front OF his land
according to the forraer customs
existing in this State, or to claim
damages for any change made in an
existing road, when such change is
made at the instance. or for the use
or beneft Of such individual.
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SEC. 5. BE it ordained, etc, That
whenever any individual throug gh
whose land road is laid out as
aforesaid. may be dissatisfied with
the decision Of the jury of freehold
crs laying out the same, either as to
the course the same is TO take, or
the damages to him assessed agree
ably 10 this ordi nance, he may have
an appeal to the district court of
this parish; provided he prosecutes
the same at the next session OF the
said court, ensuing the date Of the
laying out OF the said road. CT the
| assessment of said damages. The
district court is by law author izcd
to take cognizance OF the said ap,
peals and decide thereon, and no
appeal shall be set aside for want of
form in bringing the same before the
court, and the district judge may
issue injnnc,ions to stay proceedings
on said cases when he may think the
case may require the same.
ROADS, HOW MADE.
SEC. 6. Be it ordained, etc., That
all public roads shall be at least
forty feet wide, and when to tae
overseers of the roaas it may be
deemed expcdient to make or repair
causeways on the SAID roads, they
shall be at least fourteen feet wide
at the top, and the earth necessary
to raise or cover such causcways
shall be taken from each side of
the same, and the oversecrs of the
public roads arc hereby directed to
have completely cut and cleaned all
stumps for the width Of sixteen feet
in the center of the highways under
their care, and all bridges hereafter
directed to he made shall be at.least
twelve feet wide. And all public
roads, bridges and causeways< shall
be made smooth, convenient and
safe. and the materials used in the
construction or repairing Of all
bridges or causeways shall be as
durable as can be procured, anu OF
sufficient size and strength. FOR the
purpose intended.
PRIVATE BITCHES, HOW TO KEEP Up.
SEC. I. Be it ordained, ctc., That
when with the consent Of the over,
seer of tie road in any district.
! ditch Or drain shall be widened,
onened or made across any pnblc